Cathy Brown
@cathybrown746.bsky.social
Manager at Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy.
Mother of twins. Reader. Footloose fanatic.
Contributor at Dig With It and No More Workhorse
Blogs about having too many books at www.746books.com
Mother of twins. Reader. Footloose fanatic.
Contributor at Dig With It and No More Workhorse
Blogs about having too many books at www.746books.com
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Five Dutch Novels I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/11/five...
Five Dutch Novels I’ve Read - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Five Dutch Novels I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/11/five...
Kicked my Year With Iris Murdoch off in style...
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Kicked my Year With Iris Murdoch off in style...
Following on from my post about Irish novels coming in 2026, here's a list of short story collections and nonfiction that I'm looking forward to this year.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Following on from my post about Irish novels coming in 2026, here's a list of short story collections and nonfiction that I'm looking forward to this year.
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Today on 746 Books I'm looking forward to all the great fiction coming in 2026 from Irish authors!
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January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Today on 746 Books I'm looking forward to all the great fiction coming in 2026 from Irish authors!
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90. The King of New York. Why yes, I will watch 90 minutes of Christopher Walken in blue-lit close-up.
December 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
90. The King of New York. Why yes, I will watch 90 minutes of Christopher Walken in blue-lit close-up.
89. I'm not the biggest fan of body horror but this was a lot of fun.
December 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
89. I'm not the biggest fan of body horror but this was a lot of fun.
88. Perfect Days. Perfect 💙
December 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
88. Perfect Days. Perfect 💙
87. The Mastermind. Loved this. A kind of laid back anti-heist movie with a great turn from O'Connor (as always) and a fab soundtrack.
December 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
87. The Mastermind. Loved this. A kind of laid back anti-heist movie with a great turn from O'Connor (as always) and a fab soundtrack.
86. The Sure Thing. Had to be done 😭
December 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
86. The Sure Thing. Had to be done 😭
God I love The Sure Thing...
The Sure Thing- Bar Scene
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December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
God I love The Sure Thing...
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'We got ready quickly and went down into the neon fairyland of Dublin. I loved it more than I had ever loved a summer's day in a hayfield. Lights, faces, traffic, the enormous vitality of people hurrying to somewhere.' The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien was born on this day in 1930.
Edna O'Brien was born on this day in 1930.
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
'We got ready quickly and went down into the neon fairyland of Dublin. I loved it more than I had ever loved a summer's day in a hayfield. Lights, faces, traffic, the enormous vitality of people hurrying to somewhere.' The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien was born on this day in 1930.
Edna O'Brien was born on this day in 1930.
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god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
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Rob Reiner (1947–2025)
December 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Rob Reiner (1947–2025)
85. Nativity. Annual rewatch of the best Christmas movie.
December 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
85. Nativity. Annual rewatch of the best Christmas movie.
84. Lurker. Like Saltburn, only good.
December 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
84. Lurker. Like Saltburn, only good.
83. Wake Up Dead Man. Josh O'Connor owns every scene of this. Fantastic.
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
83. Wake Up Dead Man. Josh O'Connor owns every scene of this. Fantastic.
The lovely folk at No More Workhorse asked me to pick my Top Ten Albums of the Year and you can have a read here!
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December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The lovely folk at No More Workhorse asked me to pick my Top Ten Albums of the Year and you can have a read here!
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82. Bugonia. So much better than Poor Things. Really enjoyed this. Plemons can do no wrong.
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
82. Bugonia. So much better than Poor Things. Really enjoyed this. Plemons can do no wrong.
81. LaRoy, Texas. Relatively diverting Coen-esque thriller, greatly improved by the presence of Steve Zahn & Dylan Baker.
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
81. LaRoy, Texas. Relatively diverting Coen-esque thriller, greatly improved by the presence of Steve Zahn & Dylan Baker.
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New on my blog - Blasts from the Past: Dreamland by Kevin Baker (1999) alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/blas... #BookSky
Blasts from the Past: Dreamland by Kevin Baker (1999) - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New on my blog - Blasts from the Past: Dreamland by Kevin Baker (1999) alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/blas... #BookSky
This is such a heartfelt tribute to Tom Stoppard.
‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
The director worked with theatre colossus Tom Stoppard on two smash hits. Here, he remembers their heated rehearsals, the night they stayed up watching Jaws – and the last four cigarettes they smoked ...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is such a heartfelt tribute to Tom Stoppard.
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Five Winter Books I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/five... #MondayBlogs
Five Winter Books I’ve Read - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Five Winter Books I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/five... #MondayBlogs
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'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt